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KOffice KWord RTF Importer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17145
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Release Date:
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2005-10-11
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Last Update:
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2005-10-12
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Popularity:
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8,172 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | KOffice 1.x
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in KOffice, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the KWord RTF importer. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted RTF file.
Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution when a malicious RTF file is opened.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.2.0 through 1.4.1.
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